Energy-efficient “green” house located on 10 acres in a quiet, country Maine location, surrounded by 150 acres of undeveloped woods and plenty of opportunity for wildlife viewing. This 1800 sq. ft. two bedroom, 1½ bath home is a modified Cape and was owner-built in 1991. The house is a passive solar design with super-insulated construction, insulated window quilts for all windows and can be heated by either the direct-vent gas heater or the woodstove. A beautiful field stone chimney with connecting woodstove sits in the center of the space and can heat the entire house using only 2 ½ cords a winter. The sunny living room has a blond wood parquet floor.
The house is off-grid, providing all household electrical needs by means of solar panels and 12 new deep-cycle, sealed gel cell batteries. A 6,000 watt gasoline generator is tied into the solar electrical system as a backup power supply. The 104 ft. well with an energy-efficient water pump delivers wonderful tasting clean water. An on-demand propane water heater provides all water heating needs. The house has two water-saving toilets and an engineered leach field with a 1000 gallon capacity. High speed internet service (DSL) is available at this location.
Italian tile covers the large kitchen floor and the center island can seat six people while the cook is preparing a meal. Kitchen appliances include a gas range and Swedish-made, low-fuel propane refrigerator. Exposed wood beams on the kitchen ceiling help create a spacious country kitchen atmosphere.
One downstairs room is set up as a stone-carving studio but could easily be reconfigured for other artistic endeavors or as an extra bedroom. It has four large windows facing south for excellent light. If you have dogs or cats this is a very animal friendly house designed with a separate enclosed brick-lined dog porch accessible by means of a doggie door. An additional enclosed outdoor dog pen with two attached doghouses is located near the house. There are also cat friendly window sills throughout the house.
Moose, deer, wild turkeys, loons, pileated woodpeckers and many birds frequent this property. Star-gazing is clear in this environment without streetlight pollution. One can walk out the back door to ski, snowshoe, hike or snowmobile on surroundings trails or in the 5000 acre State managed Kennebec Highlands Conservation area located just down the Anderson road. Also within walking distance is nearby Kimball Pond which provides easy access for dogs, swimmers, kayakers and fishermen. Five miles from this property near the center of Vienna, is a larger body of water, called Flying Pond, which has public access for kayaking, canoeing and motorboats.
Two acres of cleared field provide a succession of wildflowers for viewing or picking, with mowed paths to the large fenced-in organic garden with an established asparagus bed, high-bush blueberries and 25 2ft x 10ft raised beds for vegetables and/or flowers.
This unique property is located in a small welcoming artistic community (pop.525) but within 13 miles of grocery stores, movie theatres, a hospital and the University of Maine at Farmington.